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Graduation Requirements and Minimum College Admission “A-G” Requirements

Graduation Requirements and Minimum College Admission “A-G” Requirements

Subject	High School Graduation	UC/CSU (1)*	NCAA Division 1
Social Studies- “A” Requirement	20 credits World History AB US History AB	2 years UC :World History AND US History (or 1 semester US Hist AND 1 semester Gov) CSU: US History (or 1 semester US AND 1 semester Gov), plus 1 year Social science from either the “A” or “G”	2 years
English- “B” Requirement	40 credits 4 years college preparatory English Intermediate ESL/ELD can count for 1 year toward requirement Advanced ESL/ELD can count for 1 year toward requirement	4 years college preparatory English UC :no more than 1 yr of ADV ESL/ELD and not in senior year CSU: no more than 1 yr of ADV ESL/ELD	4 years college preparatory English
Mathematics- “C” Requirement	30 credits college preparatory mathematics. Minimum- Algebra1 and Geometry or Applied Math	3 years college preparatory math 4th year recommended. Must complete Algebra 1, 2 and Geometry	3 years (Algebra 1 or higher)
Science- “D” Requirement	10 credits- Biological Science 10 credits- Physical Science	2 years laboratory science 3rd year recommended. UC: 2 of 3 – Biology, Chemistry, Physics OR 1 of Bio/Chem/Physics and 1 Interdisciplinary Science (“D” only) CSU: 1 year life science; 1 year physical science (1 from “D”, 1 from “D” or “G” (* 3)	2 years
Foreign Language- “E” Requirement	20 credits 2 years of the same foreign language.	2 years of the same foreign language; a 3rd year recommended, ASL accepted	none
VAPA-Visual and Performing Arts- “F” Requirement	10 credits One full year course or 2 semesters in same discipline	10 credits One full year course or 2 semesters in same discipline	none
Electives- “G” Requirement	10 credits Government Economics One year	1 year or more worth of advanced courses in A – G subjects: Social Science, English, Math, Lab Science, Foreign Language, Arts	1 additional year of math , English or science, plus 4 years of additional courses from any area above, foreign language, or non-doctrinal religion/philosophy
Physical Education	20 credits 2 years	none	none
Health	5 credits	none	none
Assessments	For the 2020-2021 school year CSU is test blind; UC will look at test scores if you submit them	UC: ACT Assessment plus writing or SAT Reasoning Test. Subject Tests are optional. CSU: ACT without writing or SAT Reasoning Test (writing score not used)	SAT or ACT
Non-course Requirements	Career pathway and service learning can be met at any grade level		Report SAT or ACT scores to NCAA Eligibility Center
Total credits needed for Graduation - 210 Credits

*This list reflects the minimum admission requirements for UC/CSU. For a complete description of UC/CSU admission requirements, please refer to http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/ and https://www2.calstate.edu/ .
*NCAA- this is a brief summary. Please log on to the NCAA website for the complete eligibility requirements at https://web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3/.